Traditional haven currencies, such as Japan’s yen and, to a lesser extent, the Swiss franc, were on the rise on Wednesday as trade and geopolitical concerns came back into focus and the selloff in high-yielding emerging markets assets intensified. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wasn’t happy with how trade talks between the U.S. and China were progressing, and said the much anticipated U.S.-North Korea summit planned for next month in Singapore might not go ahead as planned, which sent ripples through global financial markets. The Swiss franc, which is also considered a haven currency though its moves tend to be more muted, rose 0.5% against the (EURCHF).

The British pound climbed against the dollar Thursday after a report the U.K. government plans to stay in the customs union beyond 2021, while the greenback slightly ease against major rivals but still hovered at highs for 2018. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index (IFUS:DX-Y.NYB) was down 0.2% at 93.191, holding around its highest levels of the year, but off Wednesday’s print of 93.391. A broader measure of the greenback, tracking 16 rival monetary units, the WSJ Dollar Index (CALCULATED:BUXX) slipped 0.2% to 86.73.

The EUR/JPY has been following both the ascending trend line and the EMA perfectly and we might see the uptrend continuation. POC zone 131.50-60 could reject the pair on retracement. However if we don’t see any retracement pay attention to 131.75 rejection towards 132.00. Only above 132.00 we might see 132.40 that is D H5 – strong daily resistance. As long as the pair is kept above 131.25, bulls should be safe.

With a week-long descending trend-line aptly restricting the USDJPY’s latest recovery, the pair seems well inclined to re-test an upward slanting TL support, at 105.75 now, breaking which it can decline to 105.25 and then to the 105.00 round-figure. Though, 104.60 could restrict the quote’s additional downside, failing to which can highlight 61.8% FE level of 104.10. On the upside, aforementioned trend-line number of 106.70 may keep disappointing the short-term buyers, which if broken could escalate the pair’s moves towards 107.20 and 107.65 while 107. ...

The U.S. dollar extended its advance against rivals on Wednesday, adding on from its first positive day in three sessions on Tuesday. Meanwhile, analysts focused on the Japanese yen, which dropped to a ...

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